Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments / Krzysztof Bielawski
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Chapter 2 The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries
  • Chapter 3 Jewish Cemeteries in Poland before 1939
  • Chapter 4 The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries in the Territory of Current-Day Poland, 1933-1945
  • 4.1. Cemeteries during the Third Reich
  • 4.2. Destruction, Desecration, and Administration of Property in Areas Conquered by the Third Reich
  • 4.3. Destruction as a Result of Military Operations
  • 4.4. Participation by Local Populations in the Destruction of Cemeteries, 1939-1945
  • Chapter 5 The Destruction of Cemeteries after 1945
  • 5.1. The Role of the Polish State as Legislator
  • 5.2. Practical Actions by the State Related to the Destruction of Cemeteries
  • 5.3. State Policy regarding Jewish Cemeteries after 1989
  • 5.4. Participation of the Local Population in the Destruction of Cemeteries after 1945
  • 5.5. Archeological Operations in Jewish Cemeteries
  • Chapter 6 Destruction of Cemeteries as Perceived by the Jews
  • Chapter 7 Reactions of Poles to the Destruction of Cemeteries
  • Chapter 8 Jewish Initiatives to Protect Cemeteries
  • Summary
  • Sources
  • Index of Towns
  • Index of Names